Shaft mounting



J. P. GOLDN SHAFT MOUNTING April 27, 192e.

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J.- P. GOLDEN SHAFT MOUNTING Filed March 19j April 27, 192s.

April 27 192e.

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Patented Apr. A27, 1926.

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JOHN P. GOLDEN, OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, AASSIGNOB. TO `GOLDENS FOUNDRYMACHINE CO., y0F COLUMBUS,GEORGIA. y

SHAFT. MOUNTING.

Application led March 19, 1924. Serial No. 700,297.

To @ZZ tf1/7mm it may concern.' l Be it knoivn that I, JOHN P. GOLDEN, a

citizen ot the United States, and resident oi f Columbus, in the countyot llluscogee and State ot Georgia, have invented certain new and usefulImproven'ients in Shatt Mountings; and I do hereby declare the followingshaft. mountings fand has particular retor-y ence to means forprovidingmountings :t'or a shait in hangers or in a pillow-blockstructure,-one object of the invention being; to provide simple andefficient means to adjustably support the bearing box in a. hanger orpillow-block structure in a manner to avoid the usel and consequentobjections ot set screws. i Y

il. further object is to so construct and arrange bearing-boxmountingmeansthat said bearing; box shall be firmly held at any desiredposition of vertical adjustment and so that it may have horizontaladjusting; movement. j f

' With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in certain Vnovel tentures' ot construction andcombinations of parts as hereinafter set Vforth and the claims,

In the accompanying" draiviiigs,--

Figure i is a view illnstratin5 an enibodiment ot the invention.

Figure 2 is a vievv iii plan.

Figure is a view at right angl-es to Figure l.

litigures Il; to 7 inclusive, are vievvs illustrating modi tications,and

Figures 8 and 9 show an apjjilication ci my improvements iii apillow-block structure'.

In the embodiment ot' the invention shoivn in Figures l to 3, a hangeris represented at l'rand constructed with depending arms 2 connected attheir loiver ends by a yoke 3 and. between the hanger arms, a bearingbox 4: is shown. 4 i Y The bearing box 4 is provided at diametricallyopposite sides with lugs or enlargements 5 having; ilat tapcrifaccs (Sand the upper ends ot' these lugs or enlargements may be provided 'withsockets 7 adapted for the reception of screws as herepointed out ininatter more 'fully explained.k The inner faces oi the hanger arms 2 aremade vertical n and are curved somewhat transversely. Be-

8-are disposed,-each Wedge having'a verti-` cal transversely curvedouter tace to engage a similarly shaped tace of the adjacent hanger armand the inner tace of each Wedge is .made iiat and taperingvertically.By inserting" the Wedges between tliebearing box and tlieadjacent hangerarms when the bearing box shall have been adjusted vcrticallyl (whichmay be accomplished by a screw device 9), a slight tapping` on the upperends of the Wedges will serve to tighten tliesame and the bearing boxwill be iirmly held against. vertical displacement.

lVitli the use oi' my improvements, I obviate the objectionable featuresincident to the slippingot set screws heretofore employed and thestrains or pulls ot pulley belts Will be etl'ectually niet.

In order to guard against any possibility of vertical displacement oitythe Wedges, I

may provide them with inwardlyy projecting armsf'iO Which lareperforated for the passage of bolts .il which latter enter the sockets 7in the lugs 5 on the bearing` box and said bolts "may be.v pro-vided attheir. upper 'end Vportions with nuts i2 whichy seat against thehorizontal upper ends i3 oi sai-d lne A While my improvements willeiiiectua-lly hold the liearing` box in any desired position 'ofvertical adjustment still, by reason oirthe curved (fo-acting` faces otthe Wedges and hang-er arms, slight horizontal adjusting movementsmitted. j y f In the `cmbodiment oi" the invention slioivn in Figures flandy 5, the inner faces ot the hanger arms 2 are made flat and verticalWhile the outer iaces of the lugs or enlargements on the bearing box aremade taperingl and transversely curved as indicated at tl. In thisembodiment ot' the invention,

wedges l5 are employed having,` straight `Jertical outer iaces'to engagethehanger arms and tlattaper faces 1G to engage the transversely curvedtaper faces le ot the lugs or enlargements The Wedges l5 are eachprovided atrespective side edges with outwardly projecting flanges 17which embrace ot' the bearing box rWill be peiters-Patent, is:

portions of the hanger arms and prevent possibility of lateraldisplacement of said wedges. j

The construction shown in Figures 6 and 7 differs from the constructionshown in Figures 4 and 5 in that the wedges 18 are provided on theirinner sides with transversely curved tappe-r faces 19 to engage thesimilarly shaped faces on the lugs or enlargements 5 of the bearing box4.

In vFigures 8 and 9, l have shown my improvements as embodied in apillow-block structure, in which a pillow-block frame 1s indicated at.2O and the vertical members of the saine are provided on their innersides with vertical transversely curved faces 21, while the lugs orenlargements on the bearing box are made with fiat taper faces 22. Thewedges 23 disposed between the bearing` box and the upright members ofthe frame Qt) are provided on their outer sides with verticaltransversely curved faces 24 to engagethe transversely curved faces ofsaid upright members and the inner sides of said wedges are made withflat taper faces 25 to engage the flat taper faces 22 on the lugs orenlargements of the bearing box. ln this form of construction, thewedges may be provided with inwardly projecting lugs, such as lugs shownat- 10, Figure 1, for 'the passage of bolts 11 which enter sockets T inthe lugs or enlargements of the bearinp` box, so that the parts may besecurely held in position when once adjusted.

Having' fully described my invention what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Let- 1. ln-a shaft mounting, the combination with a stationaryframe having diametrically opposite transversely curved vertical faces,and a bearing' box within said frame and provided with diametricallyopposite integral externa-l taper faces, of wedges disposed between thetaper faces of the bearing` box and the transversely curved faces of theframe, each wedge being free and independent of the other wedge.

2. In a shaft mounting, the combination of a stationary f ame, a bearingbox therein, one of said parts at each side of the bearing' box having atransversely curved vertical face and the other part at each side of thebearing box having a taper flat face, the face on the bearing boxdefining` an integral projection, and wedges disposed between andbearing against the faces of the bearingY box and frame respectively,each being free and independent of the other wedge.

3. In a shaft mounting, the combination ofa stationary frame havingdiametrieally opposite transversely curved vertical faces, a bearing'box provided at diametrically oppositie sides with inten/'ralenlargements having taper faces, and wedges disposed between the taperfaces on the bearing` blocks and the transversely curved vertical facesin the frame.

et. In a shaft mounting', the combination of a frame including' parallelmembers, a bearing` box between said members, said bearing box havingintegral enlargements at respective sides, wedges disposed between saidenlargements and the pa allel members of the frame, said Vwedges havingllateral projections` and bolts passing through s ld lateral projectionsand entering the enlargeA .ments on the bearing' box.

fln a yshaft mounting. the combination of a trame including' parallelmembers having their inner faces curved transversely. a

bearing box disposed between said parallelmembers, said bearing boxhavingl integral enlargements provided with taper outer faces, wedgesdisposed between the taper faces of the enlz'irgement-s on the bearingbox and the transversely curved faces of 'the parallel members of theframe, said wedjres having` lateral projections disposed over saidenlargements, and bolts passing` through said lateral projections andentering said enlargements on the bearing' box.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

JOHN l. GOLDEN.

